The Georgia AIDS Coalition has been honored with two grants to establish a free mobile HIV testing program. GAC has entered into an agreement with DeKalb County Board of Health whereby its health personnel will do the testing and counseling as part of the program under GAC’s auspices.
Approximately one in five (19 percent) men who have sex with men (MSM) in a study of 21 major U.S. cities is infected with HIV, and nearly half (44 percent) of those men are unaware of their infection, according to a new analysis from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In the study, young MSM and MSM of color were least likely to know their HIV status. The findings were published today in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Due to increased program enrollment over the last 12 months and limited funding, a waiting list will be implemented and there will be changes regarding the GA ADAP that may affect you. Read more…
On Thursday, July 1, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched a new Web portal to serve as an online tool to help consumers find information and options for their health care coverage. The Web site, www.HealthCare.gov, is mandated under the Affordable Care Act, which is the collective name for the health care reform laws. Read more…